Police responding to a report of a 3-year-old being locked in a sweltering, filthy attic were told by other children, “Mommy does this when she gets angry,” a prosecutor said Friday.

The Pittsburgh-set transplant hospital is housed in an L.A. studio.

Oprah Winfrey’s TV studio in Chicago, Illinois was caught up in a bomb scare on Friday morning when a suspicious package was discovered outside the building.

The Japanese Tourist Bureau put out a release today reminding travelers that airlines will increase fuel surcharges between the U.S. and Japan beginning tomorrow.
The fuel surcharge goes from $68 to $200 for most airlines and most routes. Tickets purchased today for flights later in the year or early next year would pay the lower rate.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deepest U.S. recession since the Great Depression showed signs of easing in the second quarter, buttressing hopes for a second-half recovery, though it may be anemic as consumers are still strapped for cash.

The European Union’s antitrust chief said Friday that she would clear Lufthansa’s bid for Austrian Airlines.

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Apple Inc has released an iPhone software patch to fix a critical software bug uncovered by two independent researchers that make the devices susceptible to secret attacks by hackers.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed suit on Friday against Wells Fargo & Co , accusing the second-largest mortgage lender of steering blacks and Latinos into high-cost subprime loans.

MANILA (Reuters) - Former President Corazon Aquino, whose “people power” revolution swept dictator Ferdinand Marcos from power in the Philippines, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer, her family said. She was 76.

The largely party-line decision will allow a full House vote after the August recess. Democratic lawmakers are geared up to promote the overhaul across the country.

House Democrats tonight pushed ambitious healthcare legislation through a key committee, clearing the way for a final vote this fall.